Blair County PA Archives News.....Dimond, Dennis B. - Fatal Accident  March 22, 1860
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The Altoona Tribune. (Altoona, Pa.), March 22, 1860 March 22, 1860
A shocking accident, resulting in the death of Dennis B. Dimond, occurred on the
Branch Railroad on Tuesday evening, of last week. Mr. Dimond was returning home from
Altoona on the freight train, and while crossing over the top of the cars, he was
struck by a water trough leading to Baker's Mill, which knocked him off, and the
train ran over him, killing him instantly. He was engineer of the Branch freight
train, but was not running the train at the time of the lamentable occurrence. The
deceased was a resident of Gaysport, a worthy, industrious citizen, and leaves a
wife and four children to deplore his loss. He was a native of Cambria county, where
his remains were taken for interment.Standard. 



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